The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPF) is established by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) which aims at recruiting the best and brightest students of any country of origin and ethnic background to pursue PhD study in Hong Kong’s institutions. The scheme is open for applications from September 1 – December 1, 2017.

Awardees of this Fellowship scheme will be provided with a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (~US$2,500), travel allowance of HK$10,000 (~US$1,300) per year to a maximum period of three years.

On top of the RGC award, awardees of the HKPF will also be entitled to the Faculty’s Doctoral Entrance Award of HK$40,000 (~US$5,100) in their first year of study.

The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine is now inviting high calibre students, who are planning to engage in full-time PhD studies, to apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship scheme with HKU as their first priority institution. While academic excellence is of prime consideration, the following criteria will also be taken into consideration:

research ability and potential;

communication and interpersonal skills; and

leadership abilities.

Being the largest faculty in the University, the Medical Faculty has more than 400 full-time academic and academic-related staff, over 700 research and research-related support personnel and about 650 research postgraduate students.

Ageing

Cancer

Development and Reproduction

Infection and Immunology

Public Health

Biomedical Engineering and Nanotechnology

Drug

Food

Genomics

Integrative Biology

Neuroscience

Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine

With a strong research base, the Medical Faculty has made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of various diseases for the betterment of mankind. Students of the Faculty, apart from enjoying the benefit of working in technologically advanced laboratories, are also offered opportunities to increase their international exposure by engaging in research exchange overseas.

Please visit our Research Postgraduate Prospectus at http://www.med.hku.hk/rpg to find out more about the research opportunities being offered.

Other Opportunities Available

HKU University Postgraduate Fellowships (UPF)

HKU University Postgraduate Fellowships are available for selected full-time PhD candidates with excellent academic record. The Fellowship is worth HK$70,000 (~US$9,000), which is awarded on top of the Postgraduate Scholarship (see below).

HKU Postgradute Scholarship (PGS)

Full-time MPhil and PhD students who hold a first degree with second-class honours first division (or equivalent) or above are normally considered eligible to receive a Postgraduate Scholarship during the normative study period. Candidates’ results in Master’s degrees will also be considered. The basic level of PGS is HK$16,330 (~US$2,100) per month (subject to revision).

Scholarships and conference/travel grants

The University administers a number of scholarships that are awarded to postgraduate students for outstanding academic achievements. MPhil and PhD students are also eligible for conference and/or travel grants.